LAST CHANCE! Ducati Party Bus to NY IMS Show - A few seats left !

NEDOC is happy to announce, in cooperation with Seacoast Sport Cycle, a Bus Trip to the International Motorcycle Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St. New York, NY 10001.

The Bus will leave the Seacoast Sport Cycle parking lot (208 Rockingham rd. Derry NH) at 6am Sunday January 20th. Our Second stop will be at The Shaw's Shopping Plaza 700 S Main St, Sharon, MA just off exit 8 on Interstate 95 the bus will leave the Shaws parking lot at 7:45 am and arrive in NY at 11.30am. We will depart from the show at 4:00pm (sharp), stopping at the same southern New England location on the return trip to Seacoast. You will be able to BYOB on the bus. No kegs, glass bottles or red wine is allowed on the motor coach and coolers must fit under the seats, and not to be in the aisle ways. 55 spots are available at $50.00 per person for the bus ride, signup at Seacoast Sport Cycle, or call 603 437-5656 to get on the bus! We will have motorcycles movies playing all the way down. I have the 30th Anniversary special edition of the movie " Take It To The Limit" starring Barry Sheene, Mike Hailwood, Kenny Roberts as our main feature for the ride down. Tickets for the show can be purchased online at New York International Motorcycle Show or at the Javits Center the day of the trip. It is strongly recommended that you purchase your tickets online ahead of time, as they will be less expensive and you will not have to wait in line. $3.00 off any 1-day adult ticket purchased online with promo code: "DUCATI3". Save an extra $2 on tickets when you buy online two weeks in advance of show dates. We missed doing this last year, but we have always had a great time in previous years. Let's fill the bus. Tickets for the bus trip can be purchased from Seacoast's website: http://www.seacoastsport.com/catalog_product_detail.asp?cat=7857-100625&product=1444089

Vicki Smith for Ducati.net's insight:

Still some seats left, what a great way to visit the NY IMS show/Ducati booth and Ducati Fashion Show!

JOIN THE NEW DUCATI ISLAND EXPERIENCE AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS

DUCATI INVITES ALL TO JOIN THE NEW DUCATI ISLAND EXPERIENCE AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS FROM APRIL 20-22 ~

Three-Day Ducati Ticket Packages Go on Sale Today with a New Location and Exclusive Activities

Ducati enthusiasts and fans alike from all over the world will congregate at Ducati Island, the place to be during Austin’s MotoGP weekend. As part of race day programming, Ducati Island will offer the ultimate Ducati experience, featuring the 2018 Ducati lineup at COTA’s famed Velocity lounge, test rides, Scrambler Road Trip tour bus, team appearances, meet and greet opportunities with executives, and more. A new location for Ducati Island has been established to amplify race day thrills with new activities for attendees. Three-day Ducati Ticket Packages go on sale today and can be purchased here (http://circuitoftheamericas.com/motogp/tickets/ducati-island ).

Premium accommodations and seating are just the start of the exciting Ducati Ticket Package, which also includes a Ducati-Only Parking pass, VIP pit lane walk, Ducati gift voucher and, new for 2018, Ducati-Only Track Lap, karting ticket and access to the Velocity Lounge VIP area. Come test ride the Scrambler lineup, meet company executives and rub elbows with team racers, all of which will add to the exhilaration of admission to Ducati Island. Ducati Island ticket packages start at $259 per person, for three-day access.

The new location of Ducati Island near the Main Grandstands will provide the perfect vantage point of the start/finish line during an important year for the Ducati team, as MotoGP team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo are poised to pilot their Desmosedici GP motorcycles to victory.

The MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas takes place from April 20-22 at Circuit of the Americas. It will be the third race of the MotoGP season and is the only North American stop of the 2018 race schedule.

Goodbye Rino Caracchi - the C in NCR

The garage of Rino Caracchi is empty today. Looking thru the photos I have taken there over the years it’s possible to tell which of the many visits it was by the bike on the work bench, but really, not much else ever changed. The always on TV in the ceiling, the well-organized parts and tools, bicycles hung from the ceiling on pulleys, Bologna sunlight filtering in thru the high window, and of course Rino, quietly working away. This was the workshop of a master tuner.

Rino Caracchi was a world class mechanic, who with his friends Giorgio Nepoti and Franco Farne, for over 30 years influenced Ducati racing history. Ducati didn’t compete officially in racing in the 1970’s so they entrusted the program to the NCR race shop, just 10 minutes away. When Paul Smart won at Imola in 1972, Rino, Giorgio and Franco were there. Mike Hailwood at the Isle of Man, they were there. They believed that everything could always be lighter, faster, better. And they always seemed to find a way to do it. First race use of the quick-change wheel? Team NCR.

NCR was the satellite team that often was the only team. The partnership between Ducati and NCR was an important part of the company that Ducati is today - a company that builds bikes better because it races.

Of the three men, Rino was the last one still at his work bench. Yesterday, the light turned off for good in Rino’s garage. Team NCR is back together again. Heaven just got itself a hell of a tuner….

Through Art of the Italian Two Wheel, the multifaceted magnate shares his passion for bikes with the public.

Motorcycle masterworks will be given their due when the Miami Design District displays an assortment of collector Stuart Parr’s personal pantheon in the Art of the Italian Two Wheel. The exhibition, at 180 NE 40th Street, runs from February 16 through April 22 and comprises some of the best bikes built in il bel paese. A total of 35 examples—most born in the 1960s and ‘70s—will represent renowned brands that include Ducati, MV Agusta, and Laverda.

Vicki Smith for Ducati.net's insight:

If you are in or near Miami this wonderful exhibit is open and free to attend until April 22nd.

Esoteric arguments about a custom bike’s relative merits are all good and well, but as we all know it always comes down to the same old fact that there’s no accounting for taste. I like red. You like blue. The rest is mere conjecture. But all bets are off when you own a bike signed by Jorg

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Ducati Miami More Than Red Tour Party

Last night the Ducati North America “More Than Red” Tour made a stop at Ducati Miami in the Wynwood Art District. Wynwood has been known to throw some pretty good parties and this was no exception. Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock was on hand to unveil the new Scrambler 1100 Sport as well as the show stopping Panigale V4 and V4 Speciale to a capacity crowd. If there was anybody that wondered if that special Ducati sound was part of the new package all worries were set aside once the crazy sound system cranked up to accompany the video of a Panigale V4 owning an Italian racetrack. Honestly, if you are a person who appreciates a great sounding machine this would have counted you in a large crowd of really smiling faces when that sound was blasting.

Once the bikes were unveiled and people had some time to look them over the question of the night from all sides seemed to be “what did I think of the V4?” Truthfully, this surprised me because, while I do realize not everybody needs an over 200 horsepower Superbike (and for them Ducati has a full range of other offerings) this bike just screams badass. (Not convinced? Take a look at the dyno chart I shared yesterday). We were shown a side by side image of the racing GP motor and the one the Panigale V4 uses and the similarity is immense. Right now, the world’s top journalists are at the Panigale V4 press launch in Valencia. I’ll be surprised if they are anything short of blown away.

Now that they’re making their way into dealerships, somebody had to do it. Moto Rapido Ducati, in Winchester, UK, is the first we’ve seen to strap a Panigale V4S to a Dynojet 250i – the same type MO uses to wring out our bikes.

“Can we buy one of your bikes?” If we had a dollar for every time we've been asked that, we'd be richer than Donald Trump’s hairdresser. Of course, it highlights the fact that many casual Pipeburn readers assume all the bikes we feature are built by us. As if we aren't busy enough already.

Despite unveiling their all-new MotoGP-inspired Ducati Panigale V4 just weeks ago, Ducati have confirmed they are far from stopping making V-twin sportsbikes. While visiting Ducati’s Bologna factory last week we saw scores of 1299 Panigale Final Edition models on the production line, being built alongside the new V4 superbike.While previous versions of the 1299 were only Euro3 approved, and could only be sold in limited numbers this year under derogation rules, the FE is Euro4 approved, so Ducati can sell it until 2020.

And, providing there is demand, Ducati say they will keep producing the FE until close to that cut-off.

Italy: Ducati World theme park to open in 2019

Ducati Motor Holding and Parques Reunidos, one of the world's leading leisure park operators, have signed an agreement to develop Ducati World at Mirabilandia. Mirabilandia is the second largest theme park in Italy as well as the second most visited park in Parques Reunidos’ portfolio.

Thanks to the new agreement, Mirabilandia’s visitors will be able to enjoy this exclusive and innovative Ducati experience. The project will occupy an area of approximately 35,000 m2, and is expected to open to the public in 2019.

Ducati World will transform Mirabilandia with the power of the first area themed after a motorcycle brand. It will attract motorcycle fans both from Italy and from abroad, thanks to a variety of attractions that will involve the public in a real motorcycling experience. Among the projected attractions there will be a new generation roller coaster, that will turn each visitor in a Ducati rider, simulators, virtual reality and childrens’ attractions. The agreement with Ducati also envisions a showroom where visitors will find the most iconic Ducati models that made history.

To top it all, the park will also include a themed restaurant and a Ducati shop, where visitors will have the opportunity to buy all sorts of official Ducati and Ducati Scrambler apparel and merchandise.

“Ducati World will give visitors a chance to live an exciting journey inside the Ducati brand,” said Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati Licensing and Corporate Partnership Director. “Thanks to this agreement, together with Parques Reunidos we’re developing the first motorcycle themed area in an Italian amusement park. Mirabilandia’s location, at the heart of the Motor Valley, adds further value to this project dedicated to fun.”

Said Fernando Eiroa, CEO of Parques Reunidos, “This partnership and investment will transform Mirabilandia, empowering the park to attract visitors from all over the world. Ducati World continues the Italian strong tradition for sports and automotive and provides an engaging and innovative experience for motorcycling fans. Ducati is a global brand with a great reputation, as well as a strong local presence.”

“We are very proud to host a brand such as Ducati in our Park since it represents passion and adrenaline for most of the Italians,” said Riccardo Marcante, General Manager of Mirabilandia. “These are values which properly describe the experience our visitors live every day inside the park. Moreover, this partnership will for sure embody an added value for the territory where both Mirabilandia and Ducati were born.”

Mirabilandia is located in the Emilia-Romagna region, near Ravenna, right in the center of the Motor Valley as well as in one of the most important tourist hubs in Italy. With an ample offer, cared-for facilities and location in a natural environment, the theme park has become the entertainment complex of reference in Italy and has received the recognition of the Italian Ministry for the Environment.

Classic Ducati Superbike Owners, This Parts Discount Program Should Get Your Attention

This short time offer is an unprecedented new program for classic Ducati sportbike owners being offered by Ducati North America:

Classic Superbike — When the End Tells the Whole Story

In celebration of the twin cylinder Ducati Superbike legacy, Ducati North America is excited to announce the launch of a unique promotion for the family of classic Ducati Superbikes. For owners of a classic motorcycle, this program is the perfect opportunity to replace worn or damaged components or upgrade to high-performance options. Experience the difference upgraded Öhlins suspension or lighter weight Marchesini wheels can make on your Superbike.

Available now for a limited time get classic superbike body panels, fairings, suspension, seats, and wheels for the 916, 996, 998/748, 999/749 and 848/1098/1198 at up to 50% of the original MSRP.

Contact your participating authorized Ducati dealer today to get yours on order while supplies last, offer ends December 31, 2017.

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